Museum number:
| APM 5.581a |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB" (I am the good Jacob) |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd Jacob met snor en lange uitwaaierende baard en tulband met tekstlint "JE SUIS LE BON JACOB". Steel onderzijde weerszijden in rechthoekig naamschild "JACOB". Schilderemail in roze, geel, groen, zwart en wit. Oorspronkelijke gebrande rietsteel met touwtje in spaartechniek. |
Date:
| Period | 1910 - 1930 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.36 in (6 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Length total | 9.84 in (25 cm) | |
| Weight | 40 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | reed (organic material) |
| Oher techniques | burned |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | Belgium |
| Region national | Limburg (Belgian) |
| Town | Brée |
| Maker | Jean-Jacques Knoedgen |
Acquisition
| Year | 1980 |
| Provenance | Antwerpen, antiekwinkel |
| Antwerpen, particulier bezit, <1970-1980 |
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